Defunct CNN Radio nets three Murrows

10/15/13 3:18 PM EDT

CNN was honored with six Edward R. Murrow Awards on Monday night -- half of them for reporting done by its now defunct radio unit.

On Tuesday, three and a half months after deciding to shut down CNN Radio, president Jeff Zucker sent a staff-wide email commending both the television and radio divisions for their award-winning work.

"I am proud of the journalism this organization produces every day, on every network and platform," he wrote in the memo. "And I am proud of your commitment to be the best journalists in the world."

Many of the journalists responsible for those awards have since left CNN. Steve Kastenbaum, the correspondent for two of the three award-winning pieces, is now freelancing for New York's NY-1 and other outlets. His "When Police Shoot" piece, written after the August shooting outside the Empire State Building, won the award for Hard News Reporting.

Asked for comment, CNN spokesperson Barbara Levin reiterated that the network was "proud of all our achievements across the board."